title:
Vampyres
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studio:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Marianne
Morris, Anulka, Murray Brown, Sally Faulkner, Brian Deacon, Michael
Byrne, Karl Lanchbury, Bessie Love, Elliott Sullivan
release year:
1975
film rating:
Three stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Alternately fascinating and boring, intelligent and dopey, with obvious
ideas followed by intriguing new ones, VAMPYRES is about as mixed a bag
as a horror movie can get. Spanish director Joseph Larraz, working in
England, wrote the script in a week, and it pretty much plays like that
-- but Larraz is an intelligent man (something he repeatedly points out
himself in the commentary track), and VAMPYRES is, at times,
surprisingly intelligent. It's also extremely erotic, and awash in
blood. It's hardly to everyone's taste, but for those who like the
exotic, or are fond of horror movies, it's an interesting experience.

title:
In The Mouth of Madness
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studio:
New Line Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner
release year:
1995
film rating:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
‘In the Mouth of Madness’ has the effect of a tap on your shoulder when
you’re sure you’re alone. Director John Carpenter and screenwriter
Michael De Luca demonstrate that they know what works when it comes to
horror. The audience (particularly those who are familiar with the
works of H.P. Lovecraft) may have some idea of where all this is
generally headed and anybody who’s ever seen anything in this genre
will want to yell at the screen when the female lead goes exploring
alone in the middle of the night. However, none of this detracts from
how exuberantly and unnervingly the filmmakers tell their story.

title:
The Exorcist 3
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Nicol Williamson, Brad Dourif, Zohra Lampert, Viveca Lindfors
release year:
1990
film rating:
Two and a half stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
William Peter Blatty, who wrote the novel of The Exorcist, wasn't
entirely happy with William Friedkin's smash-hit movie version. He
wasn't done with the story either, and later wrote another novel,
Legion, about a police detective and a priest who were involved with
the original exorcism. Determined that this time the movie would be
done precisely as he wanted, he wrote and directed "The Exorcist III"
himself. The result? An irritating, pretentious but well-made movie
with excellent acting and not anywhere nearly enough explanations. Like
"The Exorcist II," it ran into trouble, and shows signs of
post-production tampering; Nicol Williamson's character (the only
exorcist in sight) wasn't even in the script as originally filmed.

title:
Dracula
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studio:
Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
Unrated
starring:
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, Edward Van Sloan, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Herbert Bunston, Frances Dade
release year:
1931
film rating:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
One of the best to date in the ongoing "Classic Monster Collection"
from Universal Studios Home Entertainment, this well-produced DVD
includes both the famous Bela Lugosi version of "Dracula," and the
Spanish-language version shot by night on the same sets. There are
those who prefer the Spanish-language version, directed by George
Melford, over the more familiar Tod Browning version. It's hard to deny
that the Spanish version does include more closeups, and occasionally
more effective staging. (Why, though, is it almost half an hour
longer?) But Carlos Villarias (billed as Villar) is absolutely and
utterly no match for the splendid, reptilian eeriness of Bela Lugosi as
the undead Count Dracula.